sackless

English

adj
Definitions
  • (provincial) Blameless, guiltless, innocent.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sakles inherited from Old English saclēas (safe, innocent, free from charge) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sakalausaz (free from accusation) suffix from English sake (strife).

Origin

English

sake

Gloss

strife

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